| Berwick Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | |
 Berwick Barracks | |
  Berwick Barracks Location within Northumberland | |
| Coordinates | 55°46′16″N02°00′04″W / 55.77111°N 2.00111°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | English Heritage |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1717–1721 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1721-Present |
Berwick Barracks, sometimes known as Ravensdowne Barracks, is a former military installation of the British Army in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England.
The barracks were built between 1717 and 1721 by Nicholas Hawksmoor for the Board of Ordnance to protect the town during the Jacobite risings. [1] The work, which involved two parallel blocks of military accommodation, was supervised by Captain Thomas Phillips. [2] An additional block was added between 1739 and 1741. [2] After the Napoleonic Wars the barracks were abandoned but put back into use in the 1850s. [2]
Following the Childers Reforms, the barracks became the depot of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, who arrived from Fulford Barracks in July 1881. [3] The regiment moved out of the barracks in 1963 and they are now maintained by English Heritage. [4]
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